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Putin in March of 2025 Russian Federation Photo

Ukraine War

Ukraine’s Strikes on Russia Just Hit European Drivers: Diesel Prices Are Soaring as Moscow Halts Exports and Scrambles for Import

Ukraine's drone campaign against Russian refineries is rippling into Europe: diesel prices have surged to their highest since April after Moscow banned exports through...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 8, 2026

Putin in January of 2020 Creative Commons Photo

Ukraine War

Russia Just Did the Unthinkable for a Top Oil Power: Banned Diesel Exports and Started Importing Fuel as Ukraine’s Strikes Bite

Russia banned diesel exports through July 31 and began importing fuel — an extraordinary step for a top oil producer — after Ukrainian drones...

Jack BuckbyJuly 8, 2026

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 18, 2017) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Pacific Ocean. Carl Vinson is on a scheduled western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of the U.S. 3rd Fleet in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan K. Serpico/Released)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Has a Secret Squadron Ready to Grab Iran’s Uranium — but One Estimate Says the Mission Could Cost 90 Operators

With talks stalled and strikes resuming, this piece lays out Trump's narrowing options on Iran: continued diplomacy that has achieved nothing, a JSOC raid...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 8, 2026

ANDAMAN SEA (Oct. 12, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) moves into formation in the Andaman Sea. Ships and aircraft of the George Washington and John C. Stennis carrier strike groups are conducting exercises to increase interoperability, readiness, and the capability to respond quickly to various potential crises in the region, ranging from combat operations to humanitarian assistance. The U.S. Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression through forward presence. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘We’re Going to Hit Them Hard Tonight’: Trump Just Vowed More Strikes on Iran as the Ceasefire Collapsed and Oil Surged 7 Percent

Trump declared the Iran ceasefire finished at the NATO summit, vowing more strikes "hard again tonight" and threatening to reimpose the oil blockade. Crude...

Brent M. EastwoodJuly 8, 2026

'They're Scum': Trump Just Declared the Iran Deal Dead and Hit 80 Targets — Then Iran Fired Missiles at U.S. Bases in the Gulf

The Treaty

‘They’re Scum’: Trump Just Declared the Iran Deal Dead and Hit 80 Targets — Then Iran Fired Missiles at U.S. Bases in the Gulf

After Iran's Revolutionary Guard struck three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump declared the ceasefire dead — calling Iran's leaders "scum" — as...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 8, 2026

Trump Just Reopened His War on Iran — but One Former Pentagon Official Says He's Hitting the Wrong Targets Entirely

The Treaty

Trump Just Reopened His War on Iran — but One Former Pentagon Official Says He’s Hitting the Wrong Targets Entirely

After Iran's Revolutionary Guard struck three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump ordered renewed strikes and declared the interim deal dead. But former...

Michael RubinJuly 8, 2026

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Donald Trump’s War on Iran Is Nothing Short of a Historic Disaster

A new analysis argues the true beneficiaries of Trump's Iran war were America's great-power rivals. Russia reportedly fed Iran targeting data on U.S. bases...

Ted Galen CarpenterJuly 8, 2026

Putin in December of 2020 Creative Commons Photo

Ukraine War

‘There Is No Major Russian Oil Refinery Left That Has Not Been Struck’: Zelenskyy Just Told NATO How Ukraine Turned the Tide

On the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Zelenskyy signed "Drone Deal" cooperation pacts with Estonia and the Netherlands, with Canada and Finland...

Reuben JohnsonJuly 8, 2026

A Louisiana Air National Guard F-15C Eagle streaks above the Ohio River during the Thunder Over Louisville air show in Louisville, Ky., April 18, 2026. More than a dozen military aircraft performed during the show, including four Kentucky Air National Guard C-130J Super Hercules from the Louisville-based 123rd Airlift Wing and two UH-60 Black Hawks from the Kentucky Army National Guard’s Frankfort-based 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

Dollars and Sense

‘Our Missiles and Drones Are Ready to Fire at You’: Iran Warned Ships Near Hormuz — Then the Guard Corps Made Good on the Threat

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, aka Sepah or Pasdaran) is at it again. Not quite three weeks after the official signing of the...

Christian OrrJuly 7, 2026

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Ukraine War

Ukraine’s Strikes on Russia Just Hit European Drivers: Diesel Prices Are Soaring as Moscow Halts Exports and Scrambles for Import

Ukraine War

Russia Just Did the Unthinkable for a Top Oil Power: Banned Diesel Exports and Started Importing Fuel as Ukraine’s Strikes Bite

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump Has a Secret Squadron Ready to Grab Iran’s Uranium — but One Estimate Says the Mission Could Cost 90 Operators

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘We’re Going to Hit Them Hard Tonight’: Trump Just Vowed More Strikes on Iran as the Ceasefire Collapsed and Oil Surged 7 Percent

The Treaty

‘They’re Scum’: Trump Just Declared the Iran Deal Dead and Hit 80 Targets — Then Iran Fired Missiles at U.S. Bases in the Gulf

The Treaty

Trump Just Reopened His War on Iran — but One Former Pentagon Official Says He’s Hitting the Wrong Targets Entirely

Uncategorized

Donald Trump’s War on Iran Is Nothing Short of a Historic Disaster

Ukraine War

‘There Is No Major Russian Oil Refinery Left That Has Not Been Struck’: Zelenskyy Just Told NATO How Ukraine Turned the Tide

Dollars and Sense

‘Our Missiles and Drones Are Ready to Fire at You’: Iran Warned Ships Near Hormuz — Then the Guard Corps Made Good on the Threat

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